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THE 2nd EO
COMMERCIALISATION
FORUM

27-28 November 2024 | KAP Europa, Frankfurt



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Josef ASCHBACHER DG Message - EO Commercialisation Forum
Simonetta CHELI ESA Earth Observation Programmes and European EO industry
Guillaume DE LA BROSSE CASSINI: A Catalyst for Commercial EO Innovation and Success
Dusan CHRENEK Addressing Climate challenges and opportunities with EO 
Jaroslav TOTH EIB Group & the Space Sector
Rob DESBOROUGH From Science fiction to science fact
Walther PELZER Welcome to the second Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum
Alexander MacDONALD Earth Observation Commercialization & Climate Leadership in a Changing World
Giuseppe BORGHI The EO worldwide market
Carla FILOTICO New trends and dynamics of the EO market
Giovanni Sylos LABINI Commercial EO in Europe
Pierre LIONNET The EO space infrastructure landscape
Rune FLOBERGHAGEN Green and Sustainable Future Opportunities for the EO Industry
Heike BACH EO Commercialization Forum Agriculture Session
Zita MCCARTHY Project Galileo
Bernhard EDER Austria’s Area Monitoring System for the Common Agricultural Policy
Marcel ANDRIESSE Increased use of satellite data in crop insurance
Stefano FERRETTI ESA Renewable Energy
Roland ROESCH Global Energy TransitionsOpportunities for Earth Observation
Dernis MEDIAVILLA Unlocking the impact of EO for the marine energy sector
Marco ALVES Satellite Imagery:Remote Sensing to Enhance Offshore Wind Cost-Effectiveness
Niki FODOR Solar SolarPower Europe: Opportunities and Challenges in the Green Transition
Maurizio RINI Metlen Business Presentation
CommEO Award Pitch 1 CinSOIL. Decarbonising AgriFood value chains with Earth Observation & AI
CommEO Award Pitch 2 Dilify. Deforestation Due Diligence Software for the Rubber Industry. Leveraging the power of Earth Observation
CommEO Award Pitch 3 KappaZeta. High-accuracy timber and carbon stock measurements from space
CommEO Award Pitch 4 Peatz. Monetizing the environmental impact of the green transition
CommEO Award Pitch 5 Saturnalia. Crop fields monitoring, powered by satellite data
Martin LANGER FOREST-3 Mission. Control the uncontrollable
Jarkko ANTILA Kuva Space incubed
Vito FORTUNATO AIX. AI-eXpress IN3 Activity
Michele CASTORINA InCubed-3.A market-oriented tools for new scenarios and new challenges
Peggy FISCHER ESA Third Party Missions & Copernicus Contributing Missions – Commercialisation through data procurement
NIck APPLEYARD Accelerating Commercialisation and Competitiveness for European Space Systems
Josep ROSELLO Proposal of action plan to foster competitiveness in EO industry
Leonard MAZZINI Nimbus platform in the Iride constellation
Martin SIEGBERT Tesat
Valerio DI TANA ARGOTEC
Benoit MATHIEU InnoSat, on our path to industrialisation
Augustinas LUBYS NewSpace 3.0: Advancing Earth Observation through Standardization

SUMMARY

Taking place at KAP Europa in Frankfurt (Germany), from 27 to 28 November 2024, end users, institutions, entrepreneurs and companies of any size from the Earth observation (EO) sector will come together to discuss the commercial potentials and challenges of the fast-growing EO commercial space sector.

The proposed theme for the 2nd CommEO is at the intersection between ‘Earth and climate initiatives’ and EO commercialisation: “Addressing climate challenges and opportunities with Earth observation for human and planet prosperity”.

Advancing commercial space in Europe is a vital component of ESA’s Agenda 2025, and the fast-growing EO sector has an abundance of possibilities that private businesses can capitalise on, from satellites and ground infrastructure to value-added services that address real-world needs with information from space.

All elements of the EO value chain will be addressed, with a focus on businesses, end users, relevant policies, and financial aspects as well as industrial and technical perspectives. The attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the market trends, key drivers and challenges the industry is facing, together with governmental policies, funding opportunities and commercialisation strategies.

Come to meet institutions, industry leaders, senior executives, start-ups, private and public investors and entrepreneurs, to connect with potential partners.

The event will include keynote speeches, panel discussions, demo corners and matchmaking opportunities with ESA and private investors.

CommEO Speakers

  Josef Aschbacher
Josef Aschbacher
Director General ESA
  Walther Pelzer
Walther Pelzer
Member of the Executive Board Director General of the German Space Agency at DLR
  Simonetta Cheli
Simonetta Cheli
Director of Earth Observation Programmes ESA
  Geraldine Naja
Geraldine Naja
Director of Commercialisation, Industry and Competitivenes ESA
  Alexander MacDonald
Alexander MacDonald
Chief Economist NASA
  Giuseppe Borghi
Giuseppe Borghi
Head of ESA Φ-lab Division ESA
  Rune Floberghagen
Rune Floberghagen
Dept. Head Climate action, sustainability and Science ESA
  Christian  Holzleitner
Christian Holzleitner
Head of Unit for Land Economy and Carbon Removals DG-Clima European Commission
  Catharina Bamps
Catharina Bamps
Policy Officer DG-DEFIS, European Commission
  Christina Borchmann
Christina Borchmann
Director - CAP Strategic Plans I, Coordination and IACS DG-AGRI, European Commission
  Dusan Chrenek
Dusan Chrenek
Principal Adviser DG- CLIMA European Commission
  Guillaume de la Brosse
Guillaume de la Brosse
Head of Innovation and NewSpace Unit DG-DEFIS, European Commission
  Godela Roßner
Godela Roßner
Head of Earth Observation DLR
  Nirwan Tajik
Nirwan Tajik
Growth equity investor Revaia
  Martin Langer
Martin Langer
CEO & CTO OroraTech
  Benoît  Deper
Benoît Deper
CEO & Founder AEROSPACELAB
  Giovanni Sylos Labini
Giovanni Sylos Labini
Vice-Chairman EARSC
  Juan Tomas Hernani
Juan Tomas Hernani
CEO & Founder SATLANTIS
  Sebastien Tailhades
Sebastien Tailhades
Domain Manager EO OHB
  Markus Moeller
Markus Moeller
Member of the Management Board, OHB SE
  Hugo Gonzalez
Hugo Gonzalez
Co-Founder TheSpaceBuilder
  Lena Stache
Lena Stache
Investment Analyst DTCF | DeepTech & Climate Fonds
  Carla Filotico
Carla Filotico
Partner and Managing Director Nova Space
  Josep Rosello
Josep Rosello
Head of Technology Coordination & Frequency Management Section ESA
  Maciej Krzyzanowski
Maciej Krzyzanowski
CEO Claudferro
  Sonia Santos
Sonia Santos
Senior Project Officer EMSA
  Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell
Head of the Enterprise Section EOP-SGE, ESA
  Inge Jonckheere
Inge Jonckheere
Head oh the Green Solution Division EOP-SG, ESA
  Gianluigi Baldesi
Gianluigi Baldesi
Head of Ventures and Financing Office
  Michele Castorina
Michele Castorina
Head of Φ-lab Invest Office & InCubed Programme ESA
  Dominique Gilliéron
Dominique Gilliéron
Head of EOP Projects Departments ESA
  Marius Bierdel
Marius Bierdel
CTO Constellr
  Michael Putz
Michael Putz
CEO blackshark.ai
  Eleni Paliouras
Eleni Paliouras
Head of Strategy, Programme and coordination office EOP-C ESA ESA
  Heike Bach
Heike Bach
CEO Vista/Baywa
  Quentin Robert
Quentin Robert
Principal Expansion Ventures
  Leonardo Mazzini
Leonardo Mazzini
CTO and Research & Development Technology and Product Policy Thales Alenia Space Italy
  Jana Hecker
Jana Hecker
Partner Einstein Industries Ventures
  Benoit Mathieu
Benoit Mathieu
CEO OHB Sweden
  Rafel Jorda Siquier
Rafel Jorda Siquier
CEO OPEN COSMOS
  Pierre Lionnet
Pierre Lionnet
Research and Managing Director ASD EUROSPACE
  Peggy Fischer
Peggy Fischer
EO Third Party Missions Manager, EOP-GM ESA
  Valerio Di Tana
Valerio Di Tana
Chief programme officer Argotec
  Bernhard Eder
Bernhard Eder
Head of the Area Monitoring sSystem Austria Paying Agency
  Nick Appleyard
Nick Appleyard
Hd. Applications and Solutions Dept., CIC-A, ESA
  Leonardo Amoruso
Leonardo Amoruso
Head of SpaceStream Planetek
  Siegbert Martin
Siegbert Martin
TESAT CTO TESAT
  Niki Fodor
Niki Fodor
Policy and Strategy Solarpower Europe
  Augustinas Lubys
Augustinas Lubys
Head of Business Development Nanoavionics
  Eric Even
Eric Even
Head of Space Digital AIRBUS
  Laura Candela
Laura Candela
Coordinator of I4DP market programme ASI
  Sergio Greco
Sergio Greco
Senior Vice President Operations Thales Alenia
  Jarkko Antila
Jarkko Antila
Chief Executive Officer Kuva Space
  Marco Alves
Marco Alves
CEO WavEC – Offshore Renewables
  Maurizio Rini
Maurizio Rini
Head of Project Development Western Europe Metlen Energy & Metals
  Dernis Mediavilla
Dernis Mediavilla
European Marine Energy Centre EMEC
  Eric Benoist
Eric Benoist
Technology Research Natixis
  Ioana Lung
Ioana Lung
Communication Programme Officer for EO ESA
  Jaroslav Toth
Jaroslav Toth
Innovation Finance Advisor EIB
  Rob Desborough
Rob Desborough
General Partner Seraphim Space
  Zita McCarthy
Zita McCarthy
Sustainability Manager Kerry Dairy Ireland
  Christina Viogt-Sasse
Christina Viogt-Sasse
Investment Associate MIG Capital
  Stefano Ferretti
Stefano Ferretti
Earth Observation Exploitation Engineer ESA
  Marcel Andriesse
Marcel Andriesse
Product Center Agriculture Swiss re
  Nicolaus Hanowski
Nicolaus Hanowski
Head of Mission Management & GS Department EOP-G, ESA
  Roland Roesch
Roland Roesch
Director International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  Martin Jüssi
Martin Jüssi
KappaZeta Space Mission Manager & Business Developer
  Harris Karim
Harris Karim
Dilify Ltd
  Isabell Hübner
Isabell Hübner
Peatz Aps CEO & Founder
  Daniele De Vecchi
Daniele De Vecchi
Ticinum Aerospace CTO
  Tavseef Mairaj Shah
Tavseef Mairaj Shah
CinSOIL GmbH COO
  Jose Manuel Delgado Blasco
Jose Manuel Delgado Blasco
Commercial EO System Support Engineer ESA
  Piera Di Vito
Piera Di Vito
End-to-End EO System Engineer ESA
  Vito Fortunato
Vito Fortunato
Technical manager systems engineering and spacedge service lead Planetek
  Harris Karim
Harris Karim
CEO Dilify
  Pejman Nejadi
Pejman Nejadi
ESA
  MARKUS LUCZFALVY JANCSÓ
MARKUS LUCZFALVY JANCSÓ
Team Leader European Commission – DG AGRI
  Vanessa Keuck
Vanessa Keuck
EO Systems Architect Officer ESA
  Ola Grabak
Ola Grabak
Earth Observ Applicat.Engineer ESA

CommEO
AWARD

Are you an entrepreneur looking for increasing the visibility of your business? Then submit your idea to the EO Comm Award!

The top 3 applicants will pitch their idea at the 2nd ESA EO Commercialization Forum

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MATCHMAKING SESSION

ESA and investors will meet industries to explore the possibility of new business opportunities

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DEMO CORNERS

Selected companies will showcase their products and their achievements

Apply before 15 October to showcase your company’s products at CommEO
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